Charlotte Ballard Poems

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71.
Remember

Remember how it felt
To cry over a lost pet?
More precious
Than gold were
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72.
The Truth

I will tell myself the truth
Even if those around me
Deny it.
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73.
Chess Lent

Given up for Lent
Chess, that is-
Well, really, it
Was because
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74.
Adventure

Exploring other
Poetry, so brief
In fullness, round
Clipped short, pulled
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75.
Mealtime Discoveries

They feed us worms
For breakfast
Big, fat squirming ones
That wiggle, and twist
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76.
Crazyness Is A State Of Mind-An Argument

I heard an argument
In the day-room, yesterday.
I was to be the referee
To make it civilized and free.
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77.
Deadness

Death arrived without
My knowing.
Clothes in twisted
Metal and shattered
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78.
Furrows

Slimy, black bugs
Crawl under my skin.
Making curving furrows
That criss-cross over and under
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79.
Trees

Orange lips lick up
The rough moon 'scaped surface
Aged fairies, forty or more
Scamper out screaming
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80.
Staying Here

Sometimes,
When I least expect it -
I expect, I expect -
A desire comes to flee
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